We have confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be a pure Google Experience device without any third-party UI or modifications, so no TouchWiz on this one, guys. Also, one notable feature of Ice Cream Sandwich? The ability to monitor each app’s data usage on the device. Lastly, we’re still hearing that the Galaxy Nexus will be a Verizon Wireless exclusive here in the U.S., so it’s time to check out those contract end-dates if you’re on another carrier and you plan to scoop up the latest pure Google smartphone.

Why do manufacturers keep pushing 4.5″+ screens? Personally, 4.3″ is already pushing it. That’s my only complaint. I hope it’s going to appear on all Canadian carriers like the Nexus S.

Anonymous

they keep pushing these 4.5+ inch screens because theres people who PERSONALLY like them.

Rezetor

Faster browsing, more multimedia content, more high-res games ?

Rezetor

Whit that design, It would be the same disappointment as the 4S if it come with only 5Mp and locked down CPU.
The screen is huge, resolution mach the IP, so why slow down the cpu, why cut on picture resolution? Just no sens.

umaluver

You also said that iphone is going to sprint exclusively. Nice work dumb shit. BGR is all about clicks these days. It’s too bad.

TommyAloha

Should be sick.. but WHY are we still doing 5 megapixel cameras on the back side and 1.3 on the front? I had a phone in 2007 with a 5megapixel camera and the 1.3 has already been outdone with a 2 megapixel front facing camera on a few phones that are already out. Let’s stop taking steps backwards people. (RIP Steve Jobs)

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_K3MVOVHEK4AZY777NI5KWHGL5U David Jenkins

There is more to cameras than MP. If they’ve improved the sensor, the light capture, etc., 5 MP should be enough.

alex

this is just a source relax guys the event is on tuesday, but if it is a Verizon exclusive i will be extremely disappointed, for the fact that people say verizon has never gotten it, it’s most likely their fault, google tried with the nexus one, but verizon decided to offer the Incredible so if anything it Verizon should not be the exclusive carrier, and btw i say sprint or tmobile should get it first, t-mobile always did, and sprint is really close with google, and since all 3 CEO’s are there they will get it in my opinion, b/c for some weird reason t-mobile’s is not there, hopefully sprint gets it release day or 2 weeks after at the most, if not i will get the enxt best sprint device, or the GS2

Anonymous

I am very excited but this is the main reason I do not like “Exclusive” carrier deals. The specs seem ridicilous but I will not leave sprint to pay more money just to get this because it’s “Exclusive” to Verizion. Phone makers should really stop this whole exclusive crap. Guess I will get the best phone on sprint which is the SGS2. Here I come :)

What does this mean I cant go to Sprint and pick up the iphone5 on the 14th

http://www.bignerdblog.com BigNerd

I wonder if that curved phone is going to feel uncomfortable in my pocket?

Rezetor

there can be many curved stuffs around your pocket….;)

Joey Kelly

But…is it a world phone? That’s my biggest question right now.

http://www.theworldgrowsold.com Mundus Senescit

Verizon finally got a sweet exclusive? What?! AWESOME! I’d think both cameras would be better…2mp front and 8mp rear…that’d be nice an kind of expected

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_K3MVOVHEK4AZY777NI5KWHGL5U David Jenkins

I really hope you are wrong about Verizon exclusivity.

Demofya

Im sorry, but isn’t the “Nexus” Google moniker a T-Mobile exclusive for high end smartphones and “Droid” and Verizon exclusive for its high end smartphones??????

Anonymous

Not really. While “Droid” is a moniker used exclusively by Verizon Nexus isn’t. The original Nexus One was supposed to be the Android phone and available on all providers. Before it’s release pretty much everyone backed out except T-Mobile.

Anonymous

Wait till the event on October 11th. The folks at BGR are clueless.

Anonymous

An over sized 4.65″ screen really is really just a waste space & resources to power it.

Well at least Fat people and Senior citizens will love it.

Anonymous

Huh sonny? I can’t hear you. Can you add more speakers to the phone too?

Hypopheralcus

Was it the same “trusted source”, that told you all about the new and impressive iPhone 5? :-)

http://www.facebook.com/vespadaddy Dan Peters

How about peripherals? If this thing is this close to launch, I would expect that some of these items should;d already have been manufactured, no? Of particular interest would be the bedside docking station, a variety of exterior cases (otterbox?), and, as long as I am daydreaming, a small boombox-style music player for the phone to dock with, with some decent speakers.

Anonymous

Two things I really don’t like.

1) WTF is the deal with these 4.5 inch (and up) screen sizes? I have an Evo and I am happy with my current size. But any bigger and the pocket size thing goes out the window.

2) Wasn’t the point of Nexus phones that they would be released on all providers? What’s with this exclusivity BS?

Anonymous

I believe the nexus prime will be a world phone. With LTE, samsung has a phone in Korea, pretty much doing the same thing. Lets not forget Korea is a CDMA network, and the phone also has LTE. So I believe the prime will work on the Verizon LTE Network, then look for the next best availble network when you travel. whether it is 3G Cdma, or 3G gsm. Not bad. I expect it to be awhile before they have a phone that can work on all the differnt LTE Spectrum of the world. 700 North American, 1800 Europe Australia, and something else for Asia.

http://twitter.com/_Seligma SeligmaUniversal

Probably 8mp, 1.5GHz processor and 2000mah battery, but still OK. A beast

Zx10intn

for the people who are complaining about the screen size being too large… if im not mistaken, the screen will be 4.6″(according to rumors), but with the buttons(home, back, etc) being on the screen instead of hard buttons under the screen, should the device be roughly the same size as a device with a smaller(maybe 4.3) screen?

Whoster69

This is the phone I’ve been waiting for! Great news!

Louise Schmidt

Wheres my post BGR ? Put up that link I posted to GSMarena with the real specs

http://twitter.com/KyleHerrmann Kyle Herrmann

If Samsung could fit an LTE Chip in under .4 Inches, why can’t Apple?

http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/ BoyRetardedReport

4G = lower battery

Louise Schmidt

4G is not 24/7 you can turn it on and off.
Better to have than not

Anonymous

The holy grail of Android phones on the holy grail of mobile networks, Verizon. It’s gonna be exclusive (at least for now) but 4G/LTE will definitely be worth it. Trust me.